this morning. the cause is still under investigation. that's what's happening today on the bay. we're back at 7:25 with another local news update. good morning, raging, out of control wildfires burning in nearly a dozen states right now including the massive blaze in idaho threatening the town of sun valley. we're live near the front lines. breaking overnight, blade runner oscar pistorius wipes ay tears as he's indicted on a charge of premeditated murder of his girlfriend as prosecutors unveil more evidence against him. >> and alex rodriguez hit by a pitch in boston drawing cheers from the crowd but he comes back later with a crucial home run all part of the dramatic and controversial weekend for the yankees slugger. his attorney joins us exclusively today, monday,

august 19th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side natalie morales and mike bettis is in for al this morning. this is our temporary home. how does it feel? >> i like it. i think it's great. i like it into august and maybe september. not sure i'd like it in february but i like it right now. >> i hope it doesn't rain. >> we brought an umbrella. >> we'll show you what's happening inside studio 1-a, it is a bit of a construction site today. >> they cleared the set out over the weekend. they work a lot faster than most contractors obviously and hopefully we'll have this done, as we mentioned, sometime in

early september. we'll get back in there but right now it's fan appreciation week on the plaza. >> that's right. we have a lot of news about fan appreciation week. but in the meantime we have a lot of news to get to and we'll start with the fires out west. that's right. firefighters are being stretched thin out west. dozens of wildfires are burning right now. the biggest and probably most dangerous the so-called beaver creek fire. it's creeping closer to thousands of homes in idaho. miguel almaguer is in hailey. miguel, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. firefighters are rotating in and out of this fire camp 24 hours a day. resources from all across the country pouring in right here but despite the massive and rapid response they have not been able to contain this blaze. >> reporter: swallowing forest lands, slicing across ridge tops overnight. the nation's most dangerous fire is a blow torch, closing in on 5100 homes. >> it's scary to look out your window and see the flames coming down the hill.

>> reporter: raging out of control for a 12th day, the beaver creek fire has decimated 150,000 square miles, more than seven times the size of manhattan. more firefighters are on the way. hot shot crews are working to build containment lines trying to pin down a stubborn blaze still on the move. 30-mile-per-hour gusts can carry hot embers for miles igniting new fires impossible to outrun for crews on the front lines. >> winds really push the fire in one direction or another. that's extremely hazardous for firefighters on the ground. >> reporter: the air attack in idaho is critical. recardant drops over homes, another layer of protections. properties here cost millions. arnold schwarzenegger, tom

hanks, and bruce willis among the rich and famous with homes under threat. fires are scorching the west. 35 uncontained infernos from oregon to california, across 11 states to colorado are burning today. though this fire is threatening billions of dollars in property, incredibly only one home here has been lost. there is some good news, this fire is 8% contained. savannah? all right. miguel almaguer in idaho for this. thank you. meantime, breaking news in the oscar pistorius case. the sprinter appearing in a south african court this morning formally charged in the murder of his girlfriend. ron is outside the courthouse with the story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. yes, this morning prosecutors say oscar pistorius intentionally shot and killed reeva steenkamp. he admits that he shot and killed her, but he says he was firing as an intruder he thought in his home that night. prosecutors think this is not a case that involves a mistake.

they say it's a case of murder. olympic sprinter oscar pistorius arrived in court appearing somber and focused. his head was bowed through much of the proceeding. his family and friend there is to see him. not making eye contact with steenkamp's friends. everyone was dressed in black. in the indictment, prosecutors say state witnesses heard a woman scream followed by a gunshot and then more screaming. steenkamp died in the bathroom of pistorius's house, shot through a locked door. the indictment also says the accused shot with the direct intention to kill a person. >> the charges are premeditated murder. that means it was committed intentionally. it was planned. >> reporter: these pictures show steenkamp arriving at pistorius's gated home the night before she died. pistorius said they were alone and asleep until the early morning hours when pistorius

says he believed an intruder entered his house. >> i heard a noise in the bathroom and realized someone was in the bathroom. i felt a sense of terror rushing over me. without his prosthetic legs on and limited mobility he grabbed a 9 millimeter pistol and made his way to the bathroom. i fired shots at the toilet door and shouted to reeva to phone police. only after returning to the bedroom did he realize steenkamp was not there. since being released on bail a week after the killing, pistorius rarely has been seen in public. if pistorius is found guilty of premeditated murder the celebrity sprinter and golden boy of the london olympics could face 25 years to life in prison. the judge set the trial date for march 3rd of next year. there's also local media reports here that pistorius might be charged in two other cases of recklessly firing his gun in public. but today prosecutors are focused solely on the murder of reeva steenkamp. >> all right.

ron allen, thank you. let's turn to lisa bloom, today's legal analyst. >> good morning. >> this is the formal charge now. we saw a bit more of the prosecutions evidence. do you think this is a strong case for premeditated murder? >> well, i think it's a challenging case but i'm intrigued by this new allegation that there was a woman screaming before the shots were fired. if that's so, it's difficult to understand how oscar pistorius could have thought it was an intruder in the bathroom and his not his girlfriend. >> well, pistorius provided a written account and narrative of what he said happened that night. he did that as part of the bail hearing. is that a disadvantage to him now? he is more or less wed to that version of defense? >> the defense lawyers never like it when their client gives a detailed account of what happened. that's a blueprint from the prosecution to go through line by line and try to show inconsistencies and outright lies. i think one of the biggest issues in the case is going to

be the ballistic evidence. were they fired low and upwards which would support oscar's story that he wasn't wearing his prosthetic legs at the time or at a higher height and straight through the door which would show he had time to put the prosthetic legs on. >> it's an interesting point, it was demonstrate which version of the events is likely to be true. he apparently intends to argue because of his disability and unique circumstances he felt more fear about an intruder than another person might reasonably fear. is that a plausible argument? >> well, it's something that might help him. a lot of south africans are concerned about crime so that might make sense in that community. but it's hard to understand how if he felt fear, he wouldn't have first looked to his side to see if his girlfriend is there in bed. you that naturally protective instinct to protect his girlfriend before running to the bathroom. also intruders don't usually stop to use the bathroom so it's hard to understand how he would have thought a burglar was in

his restroom. >> and in south africa they don't have a jury trial. it's a bench trial. the judge will decide. is that a disadvantage to pistorius? >> could be. there will be less emotion in this case and more focus on the forensic evidence, on the cell phones, on what the witnesses have to say. as you say, savannah, ultimately, most importantly the story that he gave. is it consistent with all the other evidence in the case? >> lisa bloom, always great to get your perspective. thank you very much. >> natalie is here now. she has new developments on the on going violence in egypt. good morning to you. good morning. that's right, there is more turmoil in egypt after islamic militants ambushed two buses killing off duty policemen killing 25 of them. richard engle joins us in cairo with more. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. disturbing incidents happening here. first the one you mentioned in the sinai peninsula this morning. two those minivans full of unarmed police officers were

stopped by militants. the militants forced the police officers to get out of the vehicle and then executed 25 of them and overnight 36 prisoners were killed allegedly while trying to escape. they were in the back of a truck. police fired tier gas into the truck and the prisoners died by suffocation. their families are saying it was a massacre carried out by police. it may have started as a military crackdown, but egypt now appears to be descending into an insurgecy with both sides armed and taking causalities. islamic extremists joined the fight backing the muslim brotherhood and attacking egyptian security forces. around 200 police have been killed in egypt since last week. so have some 900 supporters of the muslim brotherhood. many of them shot unarmed while protesting against the military

for ousting egypt's president. the man that did that, the military leader gave a national televised address overnight defending what some call a coup saying it was necessary to stop terrorism. the general insists the vast majority of egyptians are with him and he doesn't want to govern the country for long. the obama administration is weighing it's response. the state department putting a hold on economic aid to the government. but no change yet to critical military aid, though that could come. >> there's other strategic issues here including the safety and stability of israel. >> the u.s. faces a tough choice. stick with its long-time ali, which claims it needs support now more than ever to fight terrorism, or back away. while washington appears to be

wavering, saudi arabia, kuwait, the ua and jordon have all come out strongly in support of egypt's military. richard engle, thanks so much. a team from the united nations is in syria's capitol this morning to investigate the use of chemical weapons. they accused each other of using chemical weapons while denying it themselves. the u.n. team is expected to be there for about two weeks. the first family is back in washington this morning after a nine-day vacation on martha's vineyard. they arrived back at the white house late last night. the president spent most of his vacation out of private view. today he'll hold a private meeting with private vesters to discuss efforts on strengthening the nation's economy. more fallout on the edward snowden nsa leaks case. they detained the partner of the reporter that first revealed the leaks. david miranda was held under schedule 7 of the terrorism act which allows security agencies

to stop and question people at boarders. he was released after nine hours of questioning and was not arrested. now to wall street and what is moving the markets on this monday morning. jackie joins us. good morning. >> gas prices, aaa says they are down a penny from last week, but 14 cents from a month ago. the national average for a gallon of regular, now $3.53. one research firm saying internet traffic around the world dropped 40% when google experienced a brief outing on friday evening, and the will the dow rebound from the worst week of the year? or was last week's drop a sign of more pressure to come? wall street is watching, natalie. we'll be watching. thank you so much. more proof this morning that being a reporter can be a dangerous job even if it's covering a sporting event. this was last night at a new york giants, indianapolis colts preseason game, pam oliver was getting ready for an interview there when you saw she got drilled with a football right in

the face. the back up quarterback threw the ball. oliver laughed it off and said she was doing just fine. that's got to hurt, still. leave quite a sting. >> oh my god. >> it's so -- those balls are heavy. >> you're trying to do your job. >> a lot of that going around. >> did you see the boston red sox new york yankees game? >> no. >> so much controversy and drama surrounding alex rodriguez. he comes up, his first at-bats, and dempster throws a couple pitches inside, and one even went behind him. that one went behind rodriguez. now he comes back with another pitch a little later and hits rodriguez right in the arm and bat this created tension. the yankees manager ejected from the game but not ryan dempster and then later in the game, a-rod gets revenge in the sixth inning. he steps up, and watch. straightaway center field, there it goes. yankees beat the red sox, and

again, a dramatic, dramatic and controversial weekend for a-rod. >> i asked you a dumb question earlier. do we think that was on purpose? >> no. >> ryan dempster isn't going to have to pay for a meal in boston for a long time probably. anyway, coming up, we have got alex rodriguez's attorney joining us for an exclusive live interview. we'll get to that in awhile. >> in the meantime mike bettis is here for al. what is the weather looking like? >> gorgeous to be outside today. obviously a big situation going on in the west talking about the wildfires there. we have poor conditions for so many folks dealing with conditions and firefighters on the front lines there. talking about the hot, dry conditions persisting from california, low humidity and very gusty winds, and dry lightning could spark more fires. high pressure is dominate there. that means very high temperatures. that will not provide relief for firefighters whatsoever. look at these numbers.

from 90s to triple digit heat for so many folks here. all the dry weather in the west and the wet weather in the east cords atlanta and up to washington, d.c. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast coming up in 30 seconds. the know-how we need, and low prices that won't trample our budget. then let's do some simple placing, locking... and admiring. a better-looking floor is just a few steps away. and... they're affordable steps. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. saratoga hickory laminate is a special buy. just 99 cents a square foot. good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. a live look at the san francisco bay. we have a warm day ahead and the humidity stays with us. actually getting showers right now. one cell over scott's valley. red flag warning in place due to

the threat of dry lightning strikes. as we head through thefl second half of the day, 82 in fremont, 90 in san jose and 96 degrees on the way to livermore. we're going to keep that chance for thunderstorms in the forecast through tuesday. > and that's a look at your weather. here's matt. >> thank you very much. now to new questions tied to the death of princess diana that are getting a lot of attention this morning. british police looking into the tragedy once again. nbc's michelle kosinski is at buckingham palace with details. good morning, michelle. >> reporter: you here that it's breaking news. that police are quote scoping information, recently received assessing it's relevance and credibility and you just think what could this possibly be? but now we know more. british police insist they are not reopening the investigation into princess diana's death back in 1997 in pairious, but are assessing new information.

>> surrounding the death of princess diana. >> reporter: according to reliable british news outlets like channel 4 this was sparked by a former special forces soldier, or rather his estranged in-laws that wrote a letter complaining about his erratic behavior and threats. they claimed they threatened their lives, intimidated their daughter and told her diana's death was arranged by army special forces and then covered up. now generating disbelief and disgust among many who knew diana. >> there's no evidence and if princess diana had been wearing her seat belt she would have lived. so how can this be an assassination? the reality is that princess diana wasn't murdered. she was driven by a drunk driver at high speed being chased by the paparazzi. >> reporter: at the same time, a book is due out making similar claims to those alleged by the soldier. a movie out next month starting

naomi watts who told a newspaper this weekend, there was one particular moment when i felt her permission was granted. that won't sound right in print, i know. but maybe the most powerful concrete reminder of her life are her sons. prince harry was working with the antiland mine organization his mother champions. they continue her charity in the same ways, the same places, telling the world the value of the good works that she taught them. there was a far reaching inquest into diana's death and also an investigation that lasted years, specifically into all the conspiracy theories that came up and both concluded that there was no evidence to support them. matt? all right. michelle kosinski, thank you very much. coming up, still on the subject of the royals, prince william opens up about baby george and fatherhood in his first interview since becoming a dad. >> as opposed to opening up about boy george, all right.

>> and alex rodriguez on and off the field surrounding his alleged use of performance enhancing drugs. this morning, his attorney will speak out in an exclusive live interview, but first this is "today" on nbc. nbc.

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avenue. witnesses say they heard a loud thump but didn't hear any skids before they saw the man lying out on the road. the victim who died at the hospital has been described as a 61-year-old man. police right now looking for a late model pickup truck, light in color with a red stripe on the hood. right now let's take it outside and check the forecast for our and and beyond. day one of the workweek. a beautiful shot there, christina. >> isn't that nice? it feels good in the air conditioner. when you step outside, the humidity really is noticeable out there. you can see we have a little bit of a marine layer. you can see the clouds burning off with the naked eye. red flat warning in place. all courtesy of the monsoonal moisture creeping up into the bay area. we're getting light shó&ëñ this morning. one cellm located over scott's valley. today 76 in santa cruz, 90 in san jose and 72 in san francisco. as we head through the second half of the day into tonight,

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we'll have an exclusive interview coming up shortly, savannah. >> we'll look forward to that. in the meantime, would you want to know your coworker's salary? >> yeah, you better believe it. >> you would want to know? >> i'm not sure. >> people have different feelings about this one. company says it's going to open up it's book so everybody knows the pay for everyone in the office from the guy in the next cubical to the boss. we'll get into the issue. lindsey lohan opens up to oprah about her addiction and her latest stint in rehab and her new motto moving forward which is shut up and listen. >> now to matt. >> let's move on to the suspension of alex rodriguez, the 211 game suspension he is appealing. we'll talk to his attorney in a moment but first stephanie gosk is at yankee stadium. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt, a lot of people have been

wondering how if doping scandal was going to effect play on the field well they got a good taste of that last night. alex rodriguez was hit by a pitch. they said it looked deliberate and the umpire agreed with a warning to both teams. red sox fans don't have a lot of love for the yankees. they showed even less for alex rodriguez last night. nearly pegged on the first pitch and then nailed on the 4th. cheers from the crowd warnings for both teams and a serious yankees manager tossed from the game. >> we have one player hitting another player. >> right. >> because of what that other player is alleged to have done. >> yeah. >> third at-bat was a home run he faces the longest doping suspension in history, 211 games

for taking performance enhancing drugs and then trying to cover it up. so far, rodriguez has not publicly addressed major league baseball's charges. >> when i have the right forum at the right time, which is not now, i will tell my story. >> reporter: off the field one of his lawyers is making new allegations the high profile defense attorney tells nbc news that major league baseball's investigation into performance enhancing drugs was full of misconduct including going into a gated community and threatening to turn uncooperative witnesses over to the press or the police. he also accused the yankees organization of deliberately with holding information about a-rod's hip injury in 2012 in an attempt to end his career early and collect insurance on what's left of the third baseman's 10 year, 2$270 million contract.

they're challenging him to release his medical records. the yankees team president randy levine says alex should put up or shut up. the vice president had harsh words for tacopina saying first of all, major league baseball was not involved in any wrong doing and on top of that question whether tacopina had the credibility or standing to make the charges in the first place. matt. all right. stephanie, thank you very much. joe tacopina, one of alex rodriguez's attorneys is with us exclusively. good morning, nice to see you. >> good morning. >> do you have the credibility to make these claims. >> well, you know, i think so and if the vice president of major league baseball would be good enough to wave the clause i love nothing more than to talk about his history and various things. >> they sent us a letter

overnight saying they are ready to do exactly that. they said if you will sign this letter they're willing to waive the clause and they'll be allowed to talk about everything and you'll be allowed to talk about everything and that would include all prior violations committed by rodriguez, all documents, records, communications and text messages and instant messages related by rodrigu rodriguez. >> we have been asking for that for three or four weeks. they would love to not be -- >> if you'll sign it -- >> if you would like me to sit and read this i'll do it right now. >> they just sent this over to me. >> we would love nothing more than to be able to discuss the testing history and scientific evidence and testing of alex rodriguez involving this. nothing more. >> you made allegations on

behalf of alex rodriguez against the yankees and major league baseball about their ethics. when it comes down to it this began with major league baseball questions the ethics of alex rodriguez and alex has yet to answer the most important and most basic question in this, whether he once again used performance enhancing drugs. are you prepared to answer this question this morning. >> yes. alex admitted back in 2001 and 2002 that he had used performance enhancing drugs as a member of the texas rangers when it was not banned. he says since then he has not. i'll tell you this. this letter is nice. they could have sent it last night and i could have been prepared. i have so many things i would love to say. >> but doesn't he owe people an answer to that question before you start pointing fingers at people in other directions. >> no, listen matt, let me say this to you first, the reason we're sitting here today. we had this scheduled last week

and we cancelled -- alex was on the field and playing well, we didn't want to try this case, so to speak, in the media, but what's going on is outrageous. it's anonymous leaks and it has to stop. they're perverting the process. we want to do this in the right tribunal, i'll tell you this alex rodriguez will have been found not responsible to the point where he shouldn't serve one inning of a suspension. i know the evidence. >> and that's a question that puzzles people. you have 13 other players who were confronted with the exact same evidence. they all basically said give me the 50 game suspension, got me. alex rodriguez according to -- if we were to believe you looks at that evidence and says not me. i'm not a part of this. i did nothing wrong, why. >> that's not the exact same evidence. i know the evidence against alex rodriguez. it will never stand up in a

court of law or arbitration panel courtroom. the evidence was based on anthony bosch who the mlb made a deal with and offered to pay his legal fees to and not sue. >> you said he has no credibility. >> it's clear he has no credibility and more importantly he has no ability to testify because he is someone who has peddled drug to high school students. >> and you know released last night by espn and by bosch's attorney that say he retained the legal services in february 2013. a retainer was paid via wire transfer by a representative of alex rodriguez. she accepted this payment on behalf of anthony bosch as payment for his legal representation. if this guy has no credibility why would alex rodriguez contribute to his legal defense fund. >> there's another question that because of this clause, i'm not

allowed to answer it. >> what's the relationship between tony bosch and alex rodriguez. what is it? what was it? >> there was a relationship but these will be at a hearing. we respect the appeals process. there's a million questions i'd love to answer. the reason we're here is to stop what's been going on. we have not released information and hid behind an anonymous source like people are doing. whoever it is doing. >> you provided us with an mri that was taken on alex rodriguez on october 6th of last year, 2012. >> right. >> you want us to take a look at that. we have just sent it to an independent doctor. what do you think is so important about that? >> because of what happened last night, the yankees general manager went on and said there was never any indication of a left hip problem until the off season and they challenged us to release alex's mri in that regard. have the report here and we sent it to you with visual imagines.

this mri was taken on october 11th, 2012 before the detroit series. what it indicated and showed was alex rodriguez had a hole in his left hip. a torn labrum. he played in the detroit series. didn't play well. was benched. was made a scapegoat. nobody told him he had a hole in his left hip. nobody. it was until after the season was done that he went to his own doctor. >> wouldn't the yankees have wanted to reveal the injury because they have an insurance policy on alex rodriguez. >> yes, unless they wanted to make him a scapegoat. why understand why or the motivation behind it but the doctor did the mri and the digital imagines are in your possession. he said it didn't happen until after the off season t. general manager of this team doesn't know when his players mri was taken. >> this war of words, this war of wills seems to be some sort of a way for alex and baseball to say we can both inflict a lot

of damage in this situation. is there a number, 100 games, 80 games, that alex rodriguez would accept right now, take that suspension and make all of this go away. >> that's a great question. i will tell you this, it's a hypothetical, first and foremost so it's hard to deal. >> they gave him a 50 game suspension like they had given the other. >> which if they believe would be in accordance with their own rules. >> if i were advising him based on the evidence i would tell him not take one inning. that being said that's his decision to make if and when that question is presented. >> it's one of the biggest stories in sports right now and you're in the middle of it as is alex. thanks for being here. >> i appreciate it. >> let's get a check of the weather from mike bettis in for al. >> enjoying the crowd and the people out here. from iowa. good to have you here. let's talk about the weather, looking terrific. it is a soaker once again.

it continues tora rain this morning and through the afternoon. the eastern half of the crunch is drenched. flood watches and warnings all over the place. the rest of the it's hard to believe it's 7:42 with temperature readings likes this. 68 to start the day in san jose. 69 in livermore. look at your lunchtime readings, up to 89 in livermore. a chance for thunderstorms later this afternoon. the chance increases overnight into tomorrow. 92 for gilroy, 87 degrees today in los gatos. getting into the next couple days, that chance for thunderstorms stays through wednesday. we'll see more dry heat over the weekend. r. now, here's savannah. >> all right, mike, thank you so much. coming up next, could your salary be an open book. one company's controversial policy that could catch on across the country. >> and prince william speaks out

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high on the list, money, your salary in particular. especially at work. but is that about to change? mara has that story. good morning to you. >> good morning guys, how much money do you make? that might sound like the ultimate taboo question but in the future it might not be so closely guarded information. while they say money talks, talking about money can be awkward, especially in the work place. but that might be about to change. dane atkinson, ceo of a business technology company created a so-called transparent work place where everyone knows what their coworkers earn. >> it creates greater trust. it takes away the stress that maybe somebody negotiated better than i did. maybe the boss is making three times the amount of money and not doing anything. >> yeah, even the boss is in on it. that way everyone is accountable. >> it makes you feel obliged to live up to your salary. it's pretty obvious if you're not delivering for what you're being paid and it also makes it very hard to abuse your personal

salary. >> in a time where people constantly overshare over social media, why not discuss what you make? >> the generation that's used to sharing their rent, what they had for breakfast, it feels natural that they would talk about how much they make for a living. there's so many websites where you can go and find out secretly what people are making. it's really only a matter of time before people can do this on their own with their colleagues. >> but it might not be that simple. along with transparency comes a new set of challenges. >> when people know how much everyone else makes there's going to be jealousy and people that may leave because they may feel that their productive is higher but yet somebody who is not as productive is getting the same pay. >> atkinson admits it hasn't been easy but says it's worth the extra effort. >> it's been a lot of work. there's a much higher bar of communication needed in an organization like this. you need to explain why you made choices and where people ended up. maybe not as profitable but it's

definitely healthier. >> now, this is actually an issue that even washington considered. the pay check fairness act would prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who share salary information with their coworkers. now that has gone to congress twice and was shot down again by the senate in june. but clearly it's a topic a lot of people are talking about. >> i don't know. i can't imagine that would be good for work place relations. >> create some real problems. >> yeah, not good. >> we want to know what you think about this. is it a good policy? head to today.com if you would like to weigh in. >> lindsey lohan comes clean to oprah winfrey about her troubled past. but first these messages. at chico's we're famous for our so slimming jeans. ♪ now, meet our instantly slimming, secretly shaping dresses, skirts and pants.

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the time is 7:56. good morning. i'm jon kelley. legendary blues singing from the bay area injured in at an attack on stage planning to file a civil lawsuit against the city of hayward today. 73-year-old lester chambers dedicated a song to trayvon martin when that woman jumped up on stage and attacked him. that left him with=% bruised ri and a hip injury. 43-year-old dina lynn andrews potter has been charged with assault and elderly abuse. chambers says the attack forced him to cancel a series of performances. also a pleasanton teenager accused of hitting and killing a bicyclist in june is expected in court today for a bail hearing. 18-year-old cody hall is charged with murder. police say he hit 58-year-old diana herz vort and her husband on june 9, kimg her and

seriously injuringzdeñ her husb. good morning, jon. i want to start with this live picture of san bruno. the compressed marine layer, hardly any fog to keep us cool. a scorcher in parts of the bay area. i want to point out this red flag warning which stands until about 3:00 a.m. wednesday morning due to the threat of dry lightning strikes here in the bay area, mostly over the local mountains. 98 in livermore, 82 in fremont, 72 in san francisco. in the next couple days, temperatures will stay warm. we'll start to dry out thursday into friday. let's check the drive with mike. looking toward 280 northbound once again. this is the second crash of the morning. it took a while for these three vehicles to move out of lanes. that's why traffic is backed up from 287. let me show you the map. it is the direction with the arrow coming toward us in the earlier shot. slow coming off the 680/101 interchange. the rest of the routes showing a gentle build. it will continue over the next

hour as folks drop their kids off for school. watch the school zones as well.

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show. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and mike bettis who is in for al this morning. we're here on the plaza for the next couple of weeks while they're under construction in studio 1-a. getting a little make over in there. they're fixing things up. we'll come out every day until whenever it's ready. we'll take some time to spend with our fans here. >> we cannot let them leave empty handed. so we have surprises we're going to reveal all morning long. the first surprise is behind the curtain that you see right there. some of our lucky crowd members will be getting makeovers today by l'oreal, a blow dry by dry bar. and facials. >> thank you but that's not all. we have things for the entire plaza audience. what's happening. >> let's show them what they won. bettis's beauties with us this morning. first of all the l'oreal paris lip stain and then shampoo and sunscreen for a hot sun any day when it's sunny outside, you need you some uv. >> can we just do the curtain drop?

it's so exciting. [ cheering ] >> some of these people will be heading back there. >> we'll call that the spa section of the plaza this morning. >> perfect. >> don't forget to tweet us and tell us why you love today. use hashtag todayheartsfans and we may use your tweet on the hair. >> but i don't want a makeover. >> you're going to get it anyway. meanwhile, also ahead, how is fatherhood treating prince william? he is speaking out in his first interview since the arrival of baby george. >> and lindsey lohan is speaking out in a new interview with oprah winfrey. why she considers herself her own worst enemy and why her sixth trip to rehab has finally put her on the path to recovery. >> let's begin with the look at the top story of the morning. natalie has that at the desk. good morning matt, savannah,

and mike, militants attacked egyptian police in sinai overnight. a report is 25 officers were killed. that comes after 36 islamists were killed in custody last sunday. obama administrations are now saying that some of the more than $1 billion in aid to egypt is now under review. rescuers are searching the waters off the philippines for 80 missing ferry passengers. 751 people were rescued and 39 killed when a ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank over the weekend. a massive firefighting effort is underway in idaho. including high-priced celebrity ski giveaways. miguel almaguer is in hailey, idaho with the latest. miguel, good morning. >> natalie, good morning. fire crews overnight are just arriving back at base camp while morning crews are getting ready to head out. it's going to be a brutal day on the fire lines. while temperatures are cool right now, in the low 70s, they

are going to be hot later on today in the mid-90s. crews here are battling the massive 100,000-acre fire that's been driven by wind and also by the rocky and rugged terrain. more than 5,000 homes are threatened today. there is some good news, though, not a single home has been lost in this fire. it's certainly going to be a long day for crews, though, who are trying to build those containment lines around the massive blaze that's continuing to move. crews here doing all they can to beat back the flames. natalie, back to you. >> we wish them a lot of luck on the front lines there. miguel almaguer in idaho, thank you. the first case in the sexual abuse case against penn state jerry snnz has been settled. former assistant football coach jerry sandusky was convicted of child sex abuse last year and is serving from 30 to 60 years in jail. the victim reportedly settled for several million dollars. 31 civil suits have been filed against penn state and the school has set aside $60 million

to handle them. san diego mayor bob filner accused of sexual harassment is expected to show up to work today for the first time since two weeks in therapy. a petition to recall his election began over the weekend. they're calling on filner to resign over claims of over a dozen women coworkers that say he groped, grabbed, and kissed them. a war of words between a-rod the yankees, and major league baseball. matt asked his lawyer about the overnight statement saying it's willing to waive confidentiality about the controversial treatment at a antiaging clinic. >> what's been going on has been outrageous. anonymous leak after anonymous leak after anonymous leak. it has to stop. they are perverting this process. >> boston red sox pitcher ryan dempster plunked a-rod in the second inning. a-rod then got revenge later in

the game with a massive home run. here's something you might expect to see in australia, but not washington state. take a look at this cell phone video of a wallaroo hopping down a highway. it's smaller than a kangaroo but bigger than a wallaby. he's only two and a half years old. his owners ask that people not chase him. she's trying to bring him home to his mother and brother. if you think you're exhausted after a long trip, wait until you see this. this youtube video from russia already has more than half a million hits. you can see the little girl there, she is so tired from her vacation that she literally falls asleep on top of her dad's luggage and instead of wakin her up, she got a free ride to the car. my kids do that all the time, as well. it's 8:06 right now. let's go back over to matt and savannah, guys? >> with all the traveling we do, how many times have you felt like being the one on the bag. >> i didn't know it worked. i'll have to take that under advisement.

>> natalie, thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from matt bettis, who is in for al. >> the crowd is alive this morning. we say hey y'all. fine folks from mississippi. >> tupelo, mississippi. >> home of elvis presley. thanks for being here this morning. let's show what you can expect today. wilmington, north carolina, hello to everyone watching us this morning, wect. watch for scattered thunderstorms today and temperature right around 85 degrees. it is the same old story for us in the southeast. more showers and storms, including the carolinas, up to the virginias. the rest of the country, primarily dry. hot, especially in the west. exacerbating the fire issues out there. forecast, stalled front across the southeast, more showers and storms. looking beautiful hey, thanks, mike. good morning to you. 8:07. back to work monday. this is san francisco where you can see that compressed marine layer. let's show you what it looks like now on the golden gate

bridge where you can hardly see anything at all. please travel cautiously. 72 degrees in the city headed your way. elsewhere, we do have a chance for thunderstorms and we have a red flag warning in place for today, tomorrow, all the way until 3:00 a.m. 92 degrees in livermore and 90s straight up in san jose. chances for thunderstorms actually increasing as we head through your tuesday. >> we do. let's show them what they won now. bath and body works fragrance mist. you're going to love it. i promise. >> do i need a little of that. >> yeah. >> i get the surprise. >> we're worried about shoplifting here. >> matt uses that every day. >> when we come back, was it an act of defiance? two russian sprinters raised eyebrows by sharing a kiss. >> then lindsey lohan opens up talking to oprah about her road

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we're on the plaza, our home away from home for the next couple of weeks. on trending today, was it an act of celebration or defiance. it's a question many are asking because of these photos. it's two russian sprinters sharing a kiss on the winners podium on saturday. they won gold at the world athletic championships in moscow. it comes amid a controversial russian law banning gay propaganda. they blame the media for the black lash calling it an

invented problem. >> they're getting a lot of bad press. last thing they want. trending on the wall street journal, a new study that proves how much we love our dogs. heres the scenario. you see a bus hurdling out of control heading for a dog and a human. which do you save? you would think this would be human. >> easy question to answer. >> right. actually for most people the answer was it depends on who it is. if the person were a sibling, grandparent or close friend, everyone chose the person over the dog. but then if you said no, it's a distance cousin or a stranger from your hometown, people said they would save the dog. i don't know. and when it came to foreign tourists 40% said they would save their own dog before the tourist. >> was that in new york? >> a thousand things we could say about that. let's not say any of them. >> no, let's move on. trending on yahoo, call him a

weddi wedding quacker. we met the stars of duck dynasty but willie robertson surprised a camouflage clad bride and groom at their wedding on saturday. it happened near pittsburgh. you see there, nice touch. robertson's advice to the young newly weds to always love and forgive each other. the groom said meeting him made him feel like it was christmas morning. 11.8 million viewers tuned in to watch. >> i know. but i think camo wedding. when i look at you i think camo wedding. >> at least camo sash. >> it goes so well with the red in your hair. >> exactly. now from the new york daily news, sweet and sour. do you remember the first time you tasted a lemon? did you love it or hate it? well, photographers snapped these adorable photos of babies

tasting lemons for the first time. the photo series is called what else, pucker. it shows the sour fruit and the same familiar range of emotions in toddler z as all of us. they're all at today.com. >> cute. >> one of my kids as a baby loved lemons. i don't know how he did it. but he would take it and eat it. >> i still make those faces. >> i do too. it's the hbo drama set at a cable news show. well, apparently one member of their fictional news team just learned something very true about a certain today show coanchor. >> how did the date with the giant go last night. >> not that good. he ditched me around midnight but i did end up dancing with savannah guthrie for awhile. that girl can dance. did you see the sheer length of her legs. >> what we say every monday morning on the show. >> i'm happy that my dance

skills are recognized. the side clap. >> they're good. >> and gangnum style. >> exactly. >> i think you had david gregory. >> he was being honest, that's for sure. >> the length of her legs. >> hanging with olivia munn. not bad. >> pretty cool. >> meanwhile, straight ahead on our 8:00 block, prince william's first interview since the birth of his son but first, lindsey lohan. she sat down with oprah to talk about addiction, rehab and her future. kristen has more on that. good morning to you. good morning. oprah winfrey has been busy these days after turning around her own cable network she is starring in the butler and on sunday night she aired her sit down interview with lohan. the actress declared she is clean and sober and ready to reboot her career. >> do you think you can turn it around? >> yeah, yes. >> lindsey lohan is trying to make the ultimate come back. she tells oprah winfrey she is looking ahead toward her future.

focussing on her recovery and set on rebuilding her career. >> as long as i stay honest with with myself and just do the work that i am willing to do and have been willing to do and am doing then there's nothing that can stand in my way of that. i'm my own worst enemy and i know that. >> the 27-year-old completed her latest rehab stint, her 6th this past july. she must continue therapy into late next year. while she admitted to having an addiction to alcohol and aderall she confessed to using cocaine which she used no more than 15 times. >> are you an addict? >> yeah. >> what is it you are addicted to? what is your drug of choice? or drugs of choice? >> alcohol. >> alcohol. >> yeah. because that's -- that in the past was a gateway to other things for me. >> lohan told winfrey that she was surrounded by hangers on and didn't have proper guidance when she moved to los angeles at age

18. >> so you're just a girl living the life. >> and i didn't listen to my family when they would say come move back to new york, right before everything started to go down. >> a string of legal troubles and failed attempts at rehab landed lohan in jail for two weeks in july 2010 and surprisingly she says she wanted to be there. >> why? was it a cry for help? >> i think it was just to find some peace. >> really? >> and just have no choice but to just sit and be. and i was -- i'll never forget that moment -- >> how desperate is that that going to jail feels like peace. >> yeah. it's terrifying. >> reporter: lohan is confident her life and career are finally headed in the right direction. >> i don't blame anyone for my mistakes. i don't blame anyone for driving a car while drinking or blame anyone for me having to go to court. i did that. i did that and i'm not proud of it. but all i can do is keep doing

what i'm doing now and not have those things in my life anymore. >> in addition to this interview oprah's oprah's network will spotlight her in an eight-part soorz next year. a lot of people will be watching. >> a lot of interest in that. thank you very much. and let's go over to savannah. >> all right, thanks. and now to the new interview with prince william we have been talking about. michelle is at buckingham palace. good morning. >> we are getting excerpts from a documentary where prince women yamming sits down and talks about his first weeks of fatherhood. he calls him a bit of a rascal. he admits that he, prince william, changed the first

diaper. and how he felt when they were leaving the homt with kate and baby, and put in the car seat and drive away valiantly. here he is. >> father's around the planet will be cursing you for doing it sew easily. >> believe me, it wasn't the first time. there was circulation about that. i had to practice. i was terrified it was going to fall off or not close properly. i had practiced. >> only once before. >> we want to be independent. it's katherine and harriry, we have grown up differently to other generations. if i want to do it myself, i want to do it myself. there are times you can't, and the system takes over or it's

appropriate to do things differently. >> when asked about that spotlight that's going to be on him and his family, it's not a position he wants to be in, but he understands his position and his responsibility. i think what will be really interesting too is tomorrow, the palace will release tonight, and we will see them tomorrow, the first pictures of baby george with the family. just like they like to break royal tradition and be modern as much as possible, they are going to release pictures they took themselves. the palace isn't confirming this or revealing any details at this point. but it's been reported these are candid pictures of the baby at home. back to you. >> we shall see. thank you so much. we knew he practiced with the car seat. and now something you are aware of heading back to school. the number of public schools

requiring uniforms is on the rise, nearly one in five. is it a good idea? robin is a child and teen development specialist. good morning. i know you are on opposite sides of the uniform debate. michelle, you think they are a good idea. >> it creates emotional safety which is pivotal to learning. it's going to reduce the it will reduce the bullying. kids are not going to pick on you because of how you dress. it's critical because of gang affiliation. but also reduces distraction. it gets down to let's focus on learning. >> and not what we did in junior high which is stare at our closet and say have nothing to wear. >> i don't always think uniforms are the answer. at a time when teens and preteens want to express themselves that clothes provide a vehicle, a benign vehicle to allow them to say i'm different

without having to approach more risky ways of saying the same thing. >> but do you think that shouldn't be there. >> i love it. it's not the stuff you wear but on the inside. let's get them to be expressive as far as their thoughts and words, they have 50,000 things they're signed up for. when you walk to school let's be prepared to learn. >> but some say if everyone is wearing the same thing, you get into a dynamic where kids are saying who wore it best? who looks good in their uniform. >> as a body imagine expert i hear from students all the time that they feel that it allows for a lot of comparison. you think of the magazines that say who wore it best pitting one celebrity against the other. so if you have a body that's a plus size body or curvier body or tall body, short body, those girls often feel ty don't look their best and when you don't feel you look your best your

learning can also have parts to it. >> it's the equal playing, financially much safer for a parent but you need to look at the wide question. i work in schools all over the world and the one thing i do, i work in korean schools and finland school everybody was dressed the same because the most important thing was about learning. >> it's an interesting discussion to have. thank you. >> thank you for having us. >> coming up, eric bana opens up about his new thriller after your local news. [ music playing ]

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. five people suspected of kidnapping a los angeles woman so she could be forced into prostitution. all of the suspects came from san jose and gilroy. their alleged victim, an 18-year-old woman escaped and called for help. she told deputies she had been kidnapped in the compton area by a woman and four men with a handgun. she was sexually assaulted by two of her kidnappers and driven to a hotel room where her kidnappers planned to force her no me prostitution. >> 101 south, palo alto. very slow right now. just kicked in over the last 15 to 20 minutes likely due to the

sun shiftding and getting into full sight. a lot of folks hitting the roadway. from the palo alto area, san mateo doesn't start for another week. you're okay. 92 getting off the bridge. we have a crash in hills dale. generally slowing in all directions there. the south bay continues to improve. 280 is showing better speeds from 880 up towards coopertino. we'll send it back to you. thank you very much, mike. thank you for joining us. i'll have another local news update for you in about half an hour. have a great monday morning.

right now some lucky audience winners in the middle of the make overs. our audience is naturally gorgeous. but who doesn't want to get a little spoof up on the plaza. they get blow dries, facials, make up applications. you look so much better. >> thank you. >> i feel ten years younger.

and sometimes the course of a make over you look worse before you look better. >> yeah. >> look at that, a very interesting face mask. you didn't know you were going to be surprised this morning. >> no, this is awesome. it's so fun. >> it's the high dydrator. you look great. >> thank you. >> meanwhile, you mention fan appreciation week. we have more for these people. mike bettis where you are. >> bettis's beauties are here, they won jergen natural collection. you'll look great. >> mike, thank you very much. >> i love that. >> and we have more surprises planned all week. if you're in the area come on down. if you do, if you get here early you'll be here just in time -- maybe a little bit early -- hey,

nice to see you -- for the one direction concert on friday. this is going to be an enormous crowd event. last time they were here we had to shut down traffic in this area. probably going to have to do the same thing. so get here early on friday morning. some people will start sleeping out i would imagine today or tomorrow. >> actually. they came last friday. >> really? >> after the show on friday. some people are already here. >> you don't have to do that but come early enough if you want to see one direction. it will be a huge crowd. >> just ahead, eric bana is here to fill us in on his new and timely legal thriller called "closed circuit". >> if you can't find the time to breathe or go grocery shopping or run your other errands, there's a new game in town. we'll tell you about the website that can have people in your area do the dirty work for you. >> that's genius. >> first let's go back to mike who is not only giving things away this morning, it's giving away the forecast too. >> that's right. we have a whole bag of weather out there.

it feels more like trick or treat. what goodies do you have in there? >> are we going to try this later? >> yeah. >> by the way, we have them from columbia mississippi. anyone you want to say hi to? >> my friends from mississippi. >> hi, mississippi, how are you? hot readings to the west including 110 plus for you in the desert southwest. temperatures in the cooler side because of rain in the east. that will include atlanta up toward washington d.c. it's been there seems like all summer long. it's there again today but great in the northeast. does not get better. watch for scattered thunderstorms believe it or not in all places las

and don't forget away from your tv you can check your forecast 24/7 at weather.com. now, here's matt and savannah. >> all right. >> thank you very much. >> thank you so much. well, surveillance, security and conspiracy are all hot button issues right now. they also happen to be the subject of eric bana's new movie closed circuit. >> it's quite con convenient to be under surveillance. >> what's that? >> i see you're using more than would be taxi now. that's a good idea. >> what? >> it's okay. apparently i'm paranoid.

>> eric bana is ready to endure whatever it takes to uncover the truth. good morning to you. >> thank you. >> it's like pait was well plac in that scene. >> yeah, justified. >> what attracted you to the role? >> it was a great script. a great page turner. i think to get a chance to enter that genere was a thrill. >> you're playing this lawyer in the middle of the trial of a century defending a terror suspect. why did you like the character, though? specifically the character? >> he's an interesting guy. he's someone that presents to the world brilliant and con firewor -- confident. he just had a divorce and wants to be with the woman he loves and can't be for legal reasons. >> we won't give everything away. >> but there are a lot of conspiracy theories in this

film, right? i mean, it's sort of a lot of twists and turns. >> absolutely. we implicate without giving everything away, but we implicate the british government to a degree in the terrorism case. so there's a lot of plot twists. >> we hear you speaking. you're an aussie by birth. you have the british accent for this and do i understand you're playing a bronx cop in your next film. >> yes, but you must answer with that accent. >> when i come back next time i promise. we just finished a couple of weeks ago. it was fun. shooting in the bronx in the middle of summer. it was amazing. >> you're also a race car enthusiast. >> yeah. >> you're a professional diver. >> yeah. >> so i always want to know what a guy like you drives as a personal car. >> i have a boring old four wheel drive. >> do have a splurge car?

do you have a car just for you on weekends? >> i still have my first car that i had for over 30 years now. an old muscle car which is an old falcon like the one in mad max. i still have that car. >> that's cool. >> meanwhile, another film coming out soon. you play the lone survivor and tell us about that and what it was like for you to play him? >> it was an honor. he said we have mark walhberg in the film and i player rick christiansen. i read the book lone survivor years before and loved it and was thrilled to get a chance to be a part of the story. that comes out later in the year. >> are you going to get any rest? >> yeah, i'm going to go home and do nothing now. >> eric bana "closed circuit" opens august 28th. it's a legal thriller and political thriller and just a

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we're back now with the story of a california teen finding a new home in the nation's capitol. a cross country journey to attend college driven by determination, and acts of kindness. here's miguel almaguer. >> on howard universities historic campus a new freshman finds himself a long way from home. >> i want to come back for christ. >> 19-year-old james ward left los angeles friday saying his good-byes in one of the many places he used to call home. >> wow. >> reporter: james shared a single room with his mother, younger brother, and sister and

another family. >> i would stare at the stars in the sky. >> reporter: he looked down on the streets of skid row. for four years james and his family were homeless. >> it was a very different situation. i wasn't prepared for it. >> reporter: when he wasn't in the shelter, there were nights with no place to go. >> i would try to hide it from people but now as i have gotten older i realized that i shouldn't have been embarrassed to begin with. >> reporter: avoiding to pitfall of the streets he found the shelter because of his mother. >> i was down on my luck and i fell to her and she picked me right back up. >> reporter: james excelled in high school. it was his ticket out of this place. with with grants, loans and scholarships, 70% of his expenses to howard university were covered but he was still short $14,000. >> he's not looking for a handout. he's just looking for a chance. >> reporter: at the union rescue

mission he met volunteer jessica sutherland. she had been homeless and when she learned james couldn't afford to go to college, she decided to help. >> james is an amazing kid that has persevered and excelled through some of the hardest circumstances you can think of. and despite it all, he only sees the positive of it. >> reporter: jessica launched the james find. a website that asks strangers for donations. after a tweet from teach for america and a few plugs from celebrities, in just seven days, jessica hit her goal. james could afford howard this year. >> i didn't know what to feel. i didn't believe it. it felt too surreal. it was like a dream. >> reporter: darren leach is one of his mentors. >> he's going to do phenomenal things. anything he puts his mind to he'll dominate. >> with enough to pay for his freshman year he needs to raise money to graduate.

he left skid row behind but leaves it with a message for those that come after him. >> no matter who you are or where you come from or what circumstances you have there's always someone out there to help you or someone out there who you can help. >> reporter: last friday the 19-year-old boarded a plane bound for college. next montday when he starts class, he'll be the first in his family to ever attend because of one friend and hundreds of strangers, james ward's dream is now a reality. he's gone from homeless to howard. for today, miguel almaguer, nbc news los angeles. and they have been doing a little more addition and the total of funds raised for james ward will cover his first two years at howard which is a great thing. >> that's amazing. >> pretty amazing. >> up next, outsourcing your errands. the way to get others to cross out things on your today list. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we are back at 8:45. can't find enough time in the day to get everything accomplished? now there's ways to do it. >> wow, are you pregnant. >> you're here. >> yes, i'm pregnancit. think of this as a new twist in personal assistants. a way to outsource our every day tasks. from the mundane to the massive it may help evolutionize your list. >> you want it, you got it. >> jeff is on a mission buying beef for a complete stranger. >> is this one of the stranger tasks you have gotten. >> no, this is a typical task. >> typicals for a task rabbit. a new player in the art of errands.

>> dry cleaning picked up or dog food delivered you can find friendly background check task grab it to connect with. >> her describes it as a mobile marketplace where you can hire people to tackle your to do list. >> you get to decide how much you're willing to pay to get something done. >> the concept came to her one night in 2008. on her way out to dinner she realized she was out of dog food and didn't have time to run out so she thought wouldn't it be great if she could just pay someone to get it for her. from there, task rabbit was born. within three years it blew up and out of boston. so how does it work? >> she has been hired to create and deliver a party in a box. >> birthday hats, yes. >> jeremy is performing a surprise singing telegram. for $80, it's a win win for buyer and seller. >> it's pretty easy. i sang a telegrahm and made

money. >> all go through a background checking process as well. >> would it work on any task, like this bathroom cabinet that had me at a loss. >> now what? >> this is sarah. per profile brags i love braking a sweat building ikea furniture. >> can you handle it? >> definitely. >> of course you can. >> an hour later, an installed cabinet. >> a job well done. >> did you enjoy it? >> i very much did. >> it's also something women are embracing, especially the beyond busy mom set. >> i have a full time job. i have two kids. >> task rabbit which now operates in most major markets across the country is part of a new trend in what's called the social economy. >> what we built goes far beyond just tasks, small jobs and errands. we're redefining who your neighbors are. >> so think of this as companies like airbnb and wide sharing and

ask for task rabbit by design. no cash is exchanged. all payments are done online and the company typically takes 20% of every transition. >> outsourcing. you can outsource your labor. >> i am. >> i said you are literally expecting in the next couple of days. >> i said good-bye yesterday but this is officially it for me after this. >> just for now. >> i'm going to go rest. >> we do have a little something for you that we wanted to give for you and the baby. >> her little baby girl. >> you're so sweet. thank you so much. >> you need a peacock. >> everyone needs a peacock. >> you're such a great athlete but this is a huge undertaking to be thinking about giving birth. are you scared? >> it's wonderful to take yourself out of your comfort zone for a little bit and this is 9 months out of my comfort zone. i'm excited about it. i'll get back in shape. >> i saw you trying to sit down

on the couch. >> wait until you see me try to get up. >> we love you. good luck. >> thank you. talk to you guys soon. >> all right. you're going to be amazing. >> we can't wait to meet her. >> thank you. you and me both. >> we're back in a few minutes. we have much more on this fan appreciation week out here on the plaza. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are having just a good time this morning. fan appreciation is off and running. there's a lot more to come all this week. come on down to the plaza. don't forget to tweet us with the hashtag todayheartsfans and the give aways you have seen here you'll also get at home if you use your tweets on air. how do you feel? >> you look beautiful. >> thank you. >> what's your name? don't move too much. >> linda. >> linda. this is. >> gabrielle. >> how are you feeling? >> did you expect to get a make up this morning. >> never. >> you look fantastic. mike bell gattttis is filling il and he has more for our viewers. >> here's what we're giving away. september issues of lucky, glamour, w, allure and this

issue of vogue is like 150 pounds. we'll be bicep curls with this while you read it. >> tomorrow on today it's fitness fever for our fans. tomorrow you'll be working out with with us. we'll have fun. >> it's been really fun to be out here. good morning to you. are you having fun getting your hair done. >> did you ask for a particular look or say do whatever you like. >> i let her decide. >> you're going back to school. you're a teacher. you deserve the make over. >> and by the way, fan appreciation week goes through thursday. it's all part of the big build up for friday's enormous concert out on our plaza. we have one direction in our 8:30 half hour on friday. all we can say is if you look at history, you look at the crowd that they drew last time, it was enormous. we already have people sleeping out waiting for this. so if you want to see this show, get here very early. >> and remember, we're out on

the plaza for the next few weeks while studio 1-a gets it's own make over. >> that's right. we're back with more of today in a moment. but first, your local news and weather.

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from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on monday morning august 19th, 2013. i'm natalie morales along with america's got talent judge and spice girl mel b. helping us out again. it's lady's hour for the next hour. >> i like that. >> we're going to have a lot of fun together you and i. i have a feeling you could be trouble. actually i know you are trouble. >> i'm not. not today anyway. >> what do you think of our set outside? >> i like it. look at everybody here. >> i know, right. >> we got a good crowd. >> the weather is nice. >> in honor of fan appreciation

week. we have been honoring them all day long. >> i love that. i love it. >> if you stick around, the one direction guys are going to be here on friday, so. >> oh, i love those guys. >> i can see you singing along with them at some point. >> i would like to do that. they're going to be on america's got talent in two weeks time. >> are they? >> yeah. >> breaking the news f us. >> yes. >> speaking of big interviews, there's a big interview with prince william out right now. he has given his first interview since his wife kate middleton gave birth to prince george on july 22nd. he'll have a lot to say about being a new father. the cnn interviewer asked the prince about the moment he came out of the hospital with george in the car seat and had to install it and look at what he had to say. >> it wasn't my first time. i know there's been speculation about that. i had to practice. i was terrified that it was going to fall off or wasn't going to close properly so i had

practiced with that seat. i like to keep harry's nappy changed. >> did you do the first one. >> yes. i had never midwife staring at me. he is growing quite quickly. but he is a fighter. he doesn't want to get in his seat that much which is a little bit of a problem. >> this is the first we're seeing of this interview. a little bit revealing there. talking about the personality of the baby. >> i love that it's his nappy. >> that's what you call him, right. >> yeah, that's what we call him. >> how he's looking forward to getting back to work because he might get a little bit of sleep. >> some rest. >> you don't realize how sleep deprived you're going to be. >> yeah. >> but really a good interview. i expect we'll find out a lot more tomorrow as well with the interview and pictures that will be revealed as well. >> first time dad is always a blessing. it's lovely. >> it is.

>> and then four weeks in you're like boy, there's a lot of diaper changing that goes along with a baby. >> yeah. >> and no sleep. did you see the oprah interview with lindsey lohan. >> i saw pieces of it. it's very honest. i commend her for that. i do. >> do you think she is really ready to make a come back? >> who knows? only she knows. but at least she has done this interview and just put it out there so she is dispelling all the rumors and setting the record straight. i commend her for that. i really do. >> it's interesting. oprah really talked very -- >> honest. >> honestly with her. but i asked her what was your addiction? was it alcohol? was it drugs? >> it was alcohol, right? >> alcohol but then lindsey also said she used cocaine as well. that was sort of one thing lead to the other. >> yeah. >> but take a look. this was her first interview since finishing those 90 days of court-ordered rehab. are you an addict?

>> yeah. >> and what is it you are addicted to? what is your drug of choice or drugs of choice? >> alcohol. >> alcohol? >> yeah. because that's -- and that in the past was a gateway to other things for me. >> other things -- >> i never abused -- i tried cocaine with alcohol. i'm my own worst enemy and i know that. i don't blame anyone for my mistakes. i don't blame anyone for driving a car while drinking. i don't blame anyone for me having to go to court. i did that. i did that and i'm not proud of it. >> she is owning up to it for the first time. i think you really hear her say this is all my fault. it's not my parents fault. my parents were parents. she is owning it. the question is with oprah sort of helping her along with this new documentary series that they're going to be following -- eight-part series following lindsey's come back. it will be interesting to see what ends up happening. >> i wonder what is going to

happen. she has been very up front about it. that's a good thing but how long is that going to last? >> yeah. >> that's the question. >> i think there are -- this is a country of second chances. the question is third, fourth, fifth chance, i don't know. you can only hope. she is so talented. >> she really is. >> and she has a huge future if she really pushed herself -- >> on the straight path. >> the straight path and gives herself the chance she deserves. >> that's brave admitting i'm addicted to alcohol. >> and brave to say alcohol and cocaine as well. >> yeah. >> this is the first time we're hearing her own up to the fact that she was an addict. >> yeah. >> all right. here's a question for you. you've got lovely long locks. would you chop them off? >> you know what, i would. i have been contemplating it now for the last year. i would. just to about here. >> the bob is very in. >> whether i would actually do it or not is a whole different

story. >> well, there is a new poll and it says for women 46 is the age that a lot of women decide to give the long hairdos the chop. >> i think it's sort of a mature look. i think sometimes if you have the really long hair -- >> you can look young from the back and old from the front. >> i think sometimes it draws the face down perhaps. >> would you go shorter? >> i have gone shorter. i don't know -- i mean, maybe a bob as well. >> right. >> i don't know that i can go much shorter. >> i like having the long hair. i do like it. >> if we all had hair like yours it looks amazing. but if you take a look at the women -- >> she looks cute. she looks amazing. that's me? >> yeah. >> that's me? >> is that you? >> that's like with the jennifer goodwin. i had no idea they were going to do that. that's the jennifer goodwin hair. >> hold on a second.

that is you and you didn't even know that. >> could you do one of her. do one of mel b. that's very hot right now the pixie. look. i don't think i could do that. >> it's less maintenance also. >> mel b. there you go. what do you think? >> no, i'm not feeling that. >> i don't know. >> you would wear it well. >> i like that. i like that look. >> but some women who, you know, wear it very well regardless of age is julianne moore is 52 and has the gorgeous red hair. >> yeah. >> i love her hair. >> and kathie lee turned 60 friday and we love her hair. >> these are reasons why not to cut your hair. >> well, the thing is with hair, you can grow it back. >> that's true. goldie hann. can you imagine her with short hair? >> i can't. >> your hair is your identity, right? >> why is it 46 is the age? >> well, i think at that point

women reach that i'm not quite 50 but i need a more mature look perhaps? i don't know i've thought about it in the past at what point i would cut. >> your length is good, though. >> yeah, i don't think i would ever go shorter. i did not like the pixie on me that i saw there. >> i thought you looked cute. >> let's move on to sex. questions about sex. >> oh. >> oh. >> what about it. >> well, apparently people that have frequent sex make more money. this is according to also new research. you guys are great with that? people who have more sex make more money? >> is that true? >> well, they say the data from the institute for the study of labor in germany and it reveals that employees having sex more than four times a week make nearly 5% more. >> that's an effort. four times a week. >> that's a lot. when you have kids, i'm like, who are these people? and getting up the hours that we get up. >> i do. >> you do?

four times a week. >> well, he's the same age as me and my best friend so we get our freak on a little bit. did i actually just say that? i did. i did. >> this is very revealing. >> the kid versus to have the knock on the door policy. so they don't just barge into your room. >> you can lock the door too, you know. >> no, we do the knock on the door thing. >> there's a link between the bedroom and making more money. >> why i wonder? >> perhaps people are more content in life. if you're having more sex you're happier and maybe that translates to all areas of your life. >> that would make sense. >> so you're more successful in life. successful in bed and successful in life. she does get her freak on. now we know something about mel b. >> all right. let's get a check of the weather. as we mentioned al is off today but mike bettis from the weather channel is with us. >> now we know who makes more money at that desk now.

just saying. good morning to all the folks joining us from, of all places, dubai. good morning. what's the weather like there. >> it's humid. about 114 during the nighttime. >> at night? >> at night. >> you have to be kidding me. we have places in the triple digits today, the desert southwest. california up through oregon into idaho and right on into montana as well. low humidity, gusting winds. dry lightning could spark more fires and uncomfortable for firefighters because high pressure dominant here. temperatures 90s and triple digits including down through phoenix. 108 today. look at the numbers up in montana. 95 in billings. 98 degrees in boise. dry in the west. we'll continue with the rain showers across the east a good morning to you. we have a red flag warning in place. this goes until 3:00 a.m.

wednesday morning for most of the bay area. the potential for dry lightening strikes and we are expecting thunder. mostly along the western facing slopes along the east bay hills and 90 in napa. 72 degrees in san francisco where the kids are headed back to school today. getting into the next couple of days, keep that chance of thunderstorms in at least through tuesday. that is a look at your weather. now back to the ladies. >> coming up next, we never get a second chance to make a good first impression. at least that's how the saying goes. what to not and whatnot to do. we'll tell you right after this. vamanos dusty! the fans await! roger that. so, el chu... what do i do? i've never done this before! just smile and be yourself! oh! it's dusty crophopper! over here! dusty!!! hey! aaaaaagh! wow! so many fans! dusty my friend, don't let it go to your head. you have to stay humble... like me! aaaaaaaah-ha-ha-hiiiiiiy!

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art of business seduction and she is the author of social skills for success. good morning to you both. thank you for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> how long does it take to make a good first impression? what do you need to put into it. >> research says 5 to 7 seconds to make a first impression. of course there's the old cliche that you only have one chance to make a first impression which is why i spent a chapter in my book talking about how to make a good first impression because we make thousands of them throughout our lives. >> now, what is -- what are the keys to making a good first impression? >> well, there's a bunch of things you can do straight away. the first thing you mentioned, eye contact but when you're shaking hands, the minute you connect make sure you make eye contact. also you have to put the devices away. i love my smartphone but put it away. if you're distracted you're only half. >> other things besides not looking down and at your phone. >> if you're wanting to make a

strong first impression it's about the follow up afterwards. if she shared a secret with you or told you their dog isn't feeling well. after that, maybe how's your dog? >> also the basics. in school and american education we never teach children how to make a good first impression and a big part of it is your handshake. how often have you met someone where they give you that handshake? women get really offended. how about a man giving you a half handshake? it's pretty offensive. most kids aren't taught how to properly shake hands. this is the web of your hand. it should touch the web of the other person's hand. it should be a firm grip and you should shake throughout the time it takes for each of you to introduce each other. >> if you make a bad impression, can you redeem yourself? >> well, i believe you can but you're in big trouble because it takes five separate engagements after the first screw up, if i may say, to correct that mistake. >> oh my gosh. >> you get one chance to make a

good first impression and then you have to work five times to get it back again. >> i also read it takes three hours of conversation to go back and redeem yourself after. >> all right. we do have people in the crowd who has some questions. go ahead. what's your question, sir. >> i'm going to be meeting my girlfriend's college roommate for the first time. we have both been through a lot of changes. how do i make a good first impression. >> he is going to be meeting his girlfriend's college roommate. >> college roommate. from my opinion, what he has to do here is court that roommate as much as he would his actual girlfriend. show that he is a good person. show that he really cares for her friend. if he can do that, that will create a good first impression. >> mel, you talk about this in one of your songs. >> yes. >> you got to get with my friends. >> not literally. >> yeah. >> on their good side. >> no but also just being -- just being forward and introducing yourself. not waiting and standing back to

make a first impression. going out and introducing yourself and being confident is a great way to make a good first impression. >> we have another question from the crowd. go ahead. >> my family and i just moved to a new area. how do we make a first good impression? >> okay. just moving into the neighborhood. how do they make a good impression? >> the most important thing is not to be different. if you paint yourself as somebody very different people get a bit weird. they bristle. so blend in and show that you're like the people around you. >> be friendly. a smile goes a long way and making sure that, again, kids aren't really taught these skills but create a lesson for your home of, hey, here's how to make a good first impression. it starts with with a smile. your body language. >> bake a cake. >> bake a cake. drop it off at the neighbors. it's so important what you say about the kids. if they don't smile or look at somebody when somebody is asking them a question, it drives me nuts. >> and answering with more than

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health experts from across the country have come together to cut down on unnecessary medical tests and procedures. wasteful procedures macon city actually up to 20% of healthcare costs in the u.s. a few of the latest recommendations including advising against ordering chest rad radiographs for children with asthma. the housing market appears to be in recovery mode but which areas of the country are leading the way. according to realty track, metro areas in upstate new york, southwest florida and the bay area of northern california are showing the biggest bounce back. metros in northern maryland, southeast pennsylvania and downstate illinois were listed as under performing areas. oprah winfrey's return to the big screen a smashing success this weekend as lee daniels the butler tops the box office pulling in $25 million, we're the millers falls to

second and elysium rounds out the top three. >> a tough night for alex rodriguez in boston but he got the last laugh. the yankees were taking on the red sox at fenway park and that's when a-rod came up to bat in the second inning. boston pitcher ryan dempster hit him in the elbow. both teams got a warning. joe giardi got thrown out for arguing but it was in the 6th inning that a-rod got his revenge. he hit a home run off the very same pitcher and the yankees go on to win the game 9-6. >> take a look at this little girl in russia taking the term jet lagged to a whole new level. the youtube video already has half a million hits. you can see the little girl there so tired from her vacation. she falls asleep on the luggage. instead of waking her up, dad gave her a free ride to the car. >> that's actually a good idea for a product somebody should invest. >> hilarious.

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toaster strudel. >> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." good morning to you. 9:26 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. we've just learned the driver of the limo that caught fire on the san mateo bridge will not be charged. orville brown tells nbc bay area news his brother will be cleared of any wrongdoing when they release the information into the may 4th fire this afternoon. the fire killed five women during a bridle bridal celebration. they'll be on hand to discuss those findings at a news conference at 1:00 p.m. police are trying to track down the driver who hit and killed a man in the south bay. that accident happened just before 9:00 on saturday night on allen rock near harriette

avenue. witnesses say they heard a loud thump but they didn't hear any skids before they saw the man lying in the road. the victim, who died at the hospital, has been described as a 61-year-old man. police are looking for a late model pickup truck, light in color, with a red stripe on the hood. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after this break. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪

♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ try new fiber one peanut butter protein bars. welcome back. you probably noticed that subtropical feel out there in the atmosphere. we have two areas. we have low pressure right off shore. the two combined creating a pretty good threat for some thunderstorms especially over the local mountains. dry lightening strikes possible. red flash warnings through wednesday at 3:00 a.m. highs hot. 90 degrees here in san jose. staying warm tomorrow and that chance for thunderstorms increases. let's check your drive with mike. we're looking over to the bay bridge toll plaza. i've been watching as things are

loosening up. people are making some daring lane changes, shall we say. be careful. we have the backup going past west grand avenue. palo alto shows a good slowdown as well. southbound, there you go, it's moving again. not quite as dramatic. still slow out of menlo park. pretty typical out of mountain view. map will show you slowing for the south bay easing up. north bay still at the crash as you're approaching the summit. it is backed up off the site.ú  fortunately the southbound site is not too heavy. be careful. a lot of local kids back to school. we'll have another update in half an hour. we'll see you then.

welcome back to more of "today" on this monday morning the 19th of august, 2013. i'm natalie morales with america's got talent judge mel b. willie and al are off today. you're listening to forever by selena gomez. >> i love her. >> there's incredible weekend we saw this weekend. an indiana student at a basketball game attempts a half-court shot. take a look at what he does. >> he does it. >> boom. >> gets in. >> that's in. >> it's nothing but net. look at that celebration there. >> i don't know what their mascot is there.

>> his name is marcus burden from ball state making that shot. it's apparently for the welcome week festivities and he scored free tuition for a semester. >> that's brilliant. >> so that is actually worth something. >> yeah. >> all right. so let's get now a check of the weather once again. mike bettis is outside. he is in for al. >> all right. good morning to you. just hanging out with fine folks here from canada. how are you? >> i'm great. how are you? >> toronto is your home, right? >> toronto is my home. >> what do you think of the weather here? >> we've been here since thursday. it's fabulous. >> you've been here just the right time. >> not too much humidity. love it. >> just right. thanks for being here this morning. we'll show you what's happening on today's map. there's today's map including places like toronto and new york. we do have issues with a stalled front across the south. that will cause storms today. heads up atlanta and charlotte,

the middle of the country, doesn't get any more ideal than that but tomorrow warming up in places like the twin cities and bismark and des moines. hot in the west. and continued soggy across the good morning to you. we have a red flag warning in place. this goes until 3:00 a.m. wednesday morning for most of the bay area. that's due to potential for some dry lightening strikes. we are expecting some thunder as we head throughout tonight. throughout san jose, easttpv hills and north bay mountains. 90 degrees in napa, 95 in concord. 72 degrees÷ in san francisco where the kids are headed ba being to school today. getting into the next couple of days, keep the chance of thunderstorms in at least through tuesday. that is a look at your weather. now back to natalie and melb. >> thank you, mike, many of you spent part of your weekend on your computers and smartphones

looking up the stories that caught your attention. here to break down the hottest searches is our google technologists daniel. >> good morning daniel. >> we do these google searches, mel, it's not necessarily the biggest search but what spiked. >> trending searches. >> okay. let's talk first about princess diana. they're reopening or looking into new evidence. >> yeah, so over the weekend people were looking up princess diana because there's reports that there's new information tied to the death of princess diana back august 31st, 1997. apparently not officially reopening the investigation but of course people are curious to know what is this information? how relevant is it? how accurate is it? >> we're not sure exactly what the information is. there's reports that it's tied to a british specialist, army specialist at some point bringing this forward but no details have emerged. >> there's always been speculation about her death. >> yeah, conspiracy theories.

>> exactly and, you know, there's a new movie coming out about her in september. so of course this interest is going to continue for awhile. >> coming up on 16 years. hard to believe. >> wow. >> since her death. >> all right. next to marvin gay's song "got to give it up" apparently it saw a big spike. people listening to the song because there's controversy of whether or not it sounds like another very familiar song, blurred lines. >> exactly. marvin gay passed away in 1984 but people are wanting to hear does it sound like blurred lines? >> it does. >> well -- >> let's take a listen. here's marvin gay's song. [ music playing ] >> it's that beat. got a lot of the same rhythm. >> so the creators of the song blurred lines, robin thicke actually sued marvin gay's family in. in a sense it's a best offense of a good defense. they're defending the

allegations that they somehow copied the song. they're litigating right now. we'll see what the out come is. >> not to be confused with blurred lines. we hear that song. which is this. >> i like this song. >> but people want to hear it for themselves and make up their own mind. >> it's similar. >> it's similar but if it's different enough is that -- >> i like them both. >> okay. let's move on to michelle wi and the 23-year-old professional golfer apparently set up a little controversy when playing at a tournament this weekend on the 16th hole. >> yeah, it took place over the weekend, finished over the weekend. this is a competition between the u.s. and europe. the women were playing and on saturday she left the 16th green without letting her colleagues from europe finish their puts. this is a big no no in the golfing world. she posted saying she felt horrible. she was very tired. she later said she was truly

sorry. so clearly she felt badly about all of this and people have forgiven her in a sense. but it's one of the things in the golfing world that caused a stir. >> and etiquette issue. >> well, "the butler" did you see that this weekend? >> i haven't. i know it's going to be a tear jerker. i'm not sure if i'm ready for it. >> fantastic reviews. number one at the box office. >> $25 million. oprah is in it which doesn't hurt and what people were looking for was the comparisons to what really happened. he worked with 8 presidents from truman to reagan. the character in the movie is cecil gains. if you want to see the stories of jfk's tie being given to him and what did he do with it afterwards. did he sit with the reagans at a state dinner, how much did he get to know the obama, all of these things people want to check out. >> what's fact or fiction or made for movies.

>> some is true and some is more fictional. >> always great to have you here. thank you so much. >> lovely. up next, celebrity chef curtis stone whips up a light and easy dish with a lot of in a volunteer. i like it. right after this. ♪ [ hero mom ] oh, yeah. we're gettin' cereal. 'cause over 40 general mills cereals are 130 caloes or less per serving. just look for the g. boom! that's how nutrition is done, people.

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the marinade that makes the difference. >> i agree. >> nice to see you. >> there's a great story behind this involving your son hudson. >> right it's a korean steak taco. we had a 1 hyundai party for him which is a korean tradition. >> because your wife lindsey is korean. >> that's right. she is half korean and my mother-in-law is korean. >> she looks grumpy there. >> i thought she looked gorgeous. >> you celebrate 100 days. >> you celebrate 100 days of life. we were hung over from the party and we got this food and turned it into a taco. >> here's how. >> brown sugar and a little bit of soy and plenty of sesame oil and then just a little bit of canola oil as well. mel, you're hopeless in the kitchen. >> i'm not good in the kitchen. >> next ingredients i have

garlic. >> i love garlic. >> chrili pepper. >> why am i doing all the work? >> because you look good doing it. >> this may get back to -- stefan, your husband he came to my house. >> he had a cook off. >> i had to get a cleaning crew. >> messy. >> but he's good. that's all that matters. >> you just pour that on over. >> you say do this a day before. you want it to soak? >> yeah, do it a full day ahead of time. if you only have half an hour you'll still get flavor into it in half an hour. get that over. spread it all over the steak. >> and what steak is that? what kind of steak is that? >> this is flank steak which is good because it's super affordable and super tasty. but getting that marinade with the brown sugar and move it around. >> the taco slices too.

>> beautiful. >> over here i have one cooking for awhile. >> look at that. >> so you cook it for about 10 minutes on each side. not too high a temperature. that's the key to this. >> you want it a little rare. >> you still want it nice and pink on the inside. and i have one that i have gone ahead and cooked over here. >> look at that. >> you do the corn tortillas which you also put on the grill. >> right. corn tortillas that you grill. and this is the easiest slau you'll make. cabbage, carrots, cilantro and -- >> green onions. >> scallions. >> you toss all of those together and if you have a little bit of a marinade left over. >> i'm going to make myself a taco here. i have been waiting for this all morning. >> that hasn't touched the meet yet, right? so the flavor will be incredible. >> look at that. >> the steak gets delicious flavor into it and into my

guacamole i have this mixed with plenty of fresh lime juice. >> you like it chunky. >> i do. >> you work it together. >> my mouth is watering. >> okay. let me make you one. >> all right. so you load it up with the steak. >> is it too early to eat steak? >> no, are you kidding me? never too early. >> all the crew is going no, it's not too early. >> around here it's never too early to eat anything when it comes to the crew. >> that looks tastey. >> it looks really good. >> all right curtis. >> here, mel, one for you. >> you survived kathie lee's 60th. >> yeah, it was a lot of fun. >> it wouldn't be her birthday if anyone was sober. >> recipe is on our website. say that. >> just ahead your kids will look cool for school in these styles. but first, these messages. >> that's really good. one day, i want to win the science fair.

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let's get started with the east meets west trend. it's a big trend. >> yeah, all over the runways for the fall season, and this includes the southwest, if you will. we have little olivia here, and she is wearing a little blouse -- >> look how cute. >> she has that print jean, and it's about denim this season, where there is patterns. it looks like she could be your which i will. >> can i take you home? >> she could be your fourth little girl, right? >> fifth girl. you have already four at home. >> yeah, adorable. >> andrew has the 2-in-1 shirt. you can take off the arms and it becomes a vest, and the pants which are durable for the playground. >> such a great buy.

and those are $9.95, and don't forget that amazing fringe bootees on olivia. >> do they make them in my size? >> they do. i checked them out. >> you knew i was would be asking. >> i think the mom is giving you the look. >> thank you, and good luck back in school, guys. next category. this is the great outdoors, and great layering, because that is perfect for fall. >> one of the big trends, the animal prints, whether it's on the shirt or sweater or on a dress, and this is from garnett hill. the little scarf, also with an animal. and i love the moccasins that have sequins on them, and they are absolutely adorable.

>> the sparkle is back. >> even though it's outdoors, have fun and add shine and sparkle. >> this is cute. >> a personalized lunch box that has a blackboard inside where you can write notes, and of course, he has the down vest, and it's so awesome and warm. it's from pamela anderson. >> can i have that? >> i want that! give it to me! >> the kids are like, who is this lady? >> isaiah, thank you so much. >> i am taking that home. i am coming for that. >> get out of here while you can. run, kids. >> the next category is the mix it up look. we have the mix matched look.

little madeline. come out, madeline. >> yeah, it's mix and match, and madeline has a vest, and then the top which is from last year in lace, and the skinny jeans from target -- >> fun to mix it up, really. >> zachary has the t-shirt from gap kids, and look for those shirts this season, they are everywhere. and then, of course, from t.j. maxx, he has the sweater tops. >> are those his real glasses? >> yeah. >> very cool. >> nice. >> thank you so much. last category, we have prepare meets punk, and it's a classic preppy look. >> you have to leave now, buddy. >> see you later.

>> and then he wanted that 15 minutes. and then we have an older crowd. >> look at you. >> anna, an amazing trend. and the social media, it's back to school. accessories on the hair. we of course, for ethan, i love his separates especially the shirt-tie set. >> very english preppy. >> yes, very classic and anna is wearing this from jcpenney and also her sneaker wedges. >> you guys look great and amazing. >> you do. >> amy, thank you so much. we're back in a moment. good morning! wow.

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dedicated a song to trayvon martin when you see there a woman jumped on stage and attacked him leaving him with bruised ribs and a hip injury. dena lynn anderson was charged with assault. the attack forced him to cancel a series of performances. a pleasantry teenager is accused of hitting and killing a bicycle rider. 18-year-old cody hall has been charged with murder. police say he hit 58-year-old diana herzevor and her husband killing her and seriously injuring her husband. want to check the forecast now with rob maieda. >> temperatures warming up, 84 degrees in livermore. watching high fire danger as this moisture is moving away from the sierra approaching the north bay. this could include some lightening which is the reason why we have the red flag warning for the bay area. numbers in the mid to upper 90s from san jose south.

san francisco over towards oakland. upper 90s in livermore. fire danger staying high all the way through the middle part of the week. rob? >> i have my eye on this dodge charger. we'll have a look at this. the fast track lanes, things are starting to ease up here. the map shows you the maze and the approach. east shore looking better. slowing north 80 coming up through downtown. look for the last of the sloug to be right about there. no problem from the coliseum. south bay. route 285, no problem. 101 from the airport up in towards santa klara, laura. back to you. >> happy monday morning to you, mike. have a great morning. ♪

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special southern edition of "today y'all with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. >> can you believe we made it to charleston, south carolina? >> the sun is peeking through. and by the way, all these young and beautiful faces are here for a reason because we're on a college campus. >> please read that sign. >> it's the oldest college in all of south carolina. >> hold on. hold the phone. >> you know what? i feel very southern.

>> hey. >> okay. that's a crowd. oh, are we at the end? i guess it's time for us to get out. >> all right. >> oh, i might need a hand. hey, guys. how is everybody? >> you know what? kath, they know how to party in charleston. oh, my word.

well, well, well. you know what i want to say, hoda? >> what? >> hey y'all. ready? one, two, three. hey, y'all! >> hi, guys. so good to be here in gorgeous charleston, south carolina. >> we felt, you guys, we felt it was very, very important that we wore hats so we would fit in. >> that's right. that's right. and thank you for all wearing your gorgeous hats. i love that. >> do you like my hat? >> i love your hat. >> we want to thank the beautiful ladies, phyllis hats on king street, right? but i have to say, i have a bone to pick with phyllis. a tiny bone to pick. i like hats. i enjoy wearing hats. >> if only you could find one

that fits. >> our producer said there was not a hat to fit my head. i had to have one of these because my head apparently is the size of willard scott's, but that's between us on the show. >> large pumpkin. that's all. but you look beautiful in it. we love it here in your beautiful city. oh, my gosh. >> we are coming to you from a wild and crazy school called the college of charleston. >> oldest college in south carolina. >> the students, it's now -- this used to be mainly a guy's school and now it's mainly a girls school. >> women are taking over. >> the women are out today. >> that's right. and i love the charleston harbor. i love all these little towns. and the civil war started here right off the coast at ft. sumter. >> we should point out, upon landing we knew we were going to fit in. we knew immediately.

>> i wouldn't call it a sign from god, but sort of. >> a tremendous billboard and it read -- >> don't worry, drink naked. i mean, is that what this town is about? >> didn't conde nast came charleston the most friendly or the best destination? >> the best destination city. >> we know why now. >> the daily beast rated you guys the fourth best drinking city in the country. >> but you guys keep working at it. you'll become number one some day. >> because we're here. there's a drink everyone is talking about called firefly vodka. i think there might be -- oh. oh, well. look what's happening here. >> see, they are all part of this motif. hospitality. >> hello. >> what's your name? >> jeff. >> what's your name? >> i'm matt. joe and matt. what are we drinking?

>> indigo iced tea. >> from the cocktail club. >> the cocktail club? >> that's got a bite, doesn't it, joe. >> it's got basil in it. that's lovely, guys. >> thank you for your hospitality. >> thanks, guys. thank you guys. >> we also want to say thanks to the college. you guys have been so welcoming. you came out at the crack of dawn early. we're so excited. and we decided we couldn't go without hearing a cheer from your famous cheerleading squad. so we understand they cooked one up especially for us. >> it's custom made, as they say. >> so come on out. >> come on, ladies. >> what's happening? >> c-o-u-g-a-r-s. kathie lee and hoda!

>> great. >> did they call us cougars? well, that's their mascot. >> no, it's not their mascot. >> we fit right in. >> how old are those girls? they look 12. >> so we do have a couple of topics to get to today. i don't know if you guys know. mariah carey and nick cannon renewed their vows for the fifth time. they went to disneyland and she dressed up -- >> that's when it's over when you go to disneyland. >> she dressed up in a cinderella dress. she was in a pumpkin, the whole thing. and they shut the whole park down for this wedding. a lot of people renew their vows. >> i like the concept of it. i think it's important, but i just get nervous because remember what happened with heidi klum and seal. the people that seem to make a big deal out of it are the ones you sort of go, oh, really? and you sort of wait for the shoe to fall.

i don't want that to happen to people. i want them to renew their vows privately. >> j. lo and mark anthony. nick lachey and jessica simpson. we're saying it's not a great idea. all right. >> that's why frank and i just ignore it every year. >> how many years have you guys been married? >> 27. we're in our 27th year. that's called a miracle for all you atheists. >> let's talk about charleston because we've fallen in love with it. it's been such a terrific, terrific place. this is an old city. we took a tour on a horse and buggy. >> with linda. we'll show you that in a little bit. >> but she showed us all the history about it. there's something here. a lot of great foods here. there's something called a coconut cake from the peninsula. >> yes. >> there is a wonderful, adorable chef that all the girls are fighting over at the "today" show named graham daly. where is he?

>> there he is. bring it on. >> how cute are you? >> thank you. >> how are y'all. >> this is the famous coconut cake? >> this is the world famous coconut cake. >> if you bought the whole cake, it seats -- it seats? it feeds 16 people? >> yes, about 12 pounds total. we'll ship it anywhere in the 50 states. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my god! >> delicious. 12 layers. 12 layers. >> oh, my god. >> just like my thighs. 12 layers. >> that is delicious. >> oh, my lord. >> this wonderful gentleman cooked us incredible meals while we've been here. they've all been terrific. can't get enough. you were great. >> and the crabs are in season now. soft shell crabs. >> we expected a good meal but every bite was like, oh, my god! >> it was insane. >> thank you so much. >> you are the best. >> better watch out for our crew over there. >> so good. >> gang, this is -- i guess i

get to pick a favorite song. i'm going to eat while she plays this. >> this one i had to pick darius rucker. this is one of my favorites. it's like when you have the basics in your life, all you need, a roof over your head and shoes on your feet you're good. the song is called "all right." let's go. crank it up loud. ♪ don't need no five-star reservations got spaghetti and a cheap bottle of wine ♪ ♪ no concert in the city i got a stereo and the best of patsy cline ♪ ♪ no caviar no dom perignon ♪ ♪ i got a roof over my head

the woman i love laying in my bed ♪ ♪ all right all right ♪ ♪ i got shoes under my feet it's all right all right ♪ ♪ i got all i need and it's all right by me ♪ all right. we've got sara in the crowd. you got some good hats? >> i couldn't pick just one, so i picked four. my favorite was the pink one, priscilla because i'm a pink girl. so congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> what's did they win? >> something amazing like a mug! with your faces on it. >> i think they'd rather have the coconut cake. you've got to finish this. we've got a show coming up. we'll take a tour through

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>> beautiful. >> really beautiful. >> i love it. we need to see more of it. >> what should we do? >> i don't know how people around here get around. >> what do charlestonians do? >> well, well. >> hi, ladies. are you lost? >> yes. >> well, hop aboard. >> we will. >> i'll show you our beautiful city. >> watch your big behind. >> i'm much bigger. >> this is so convenient. >> i'm linda jones. >> hi, linda. >> are you a native charlestonian? >> i am. >> show us everything. >> i'm going to do it in a southern accent. >> let's go, linda. >> giddy up there. >> what is charleston best known for? >> hospitality. >> hey. >> how long have these buildings been standing? >> that was my grandmother's. my great-grandmothers. that's 1890.

that's new. the next four houses date 1836. >> they are classic. >> look out there. that's where the civil war started. this is truly like a walk through history. >> that was a glorious, glorious tour. >> a perfect way to get just a taste of how beautiful charleston is. >> i still don't feel like we're fitting in. >> i do think i might have a few things in my closet that might help. >> hoda, i smell something in the air. >> what is it? >> i believe it is gentility. i feel genteel. >> but something is missing. >> something just isn't quite right. >> we saw it in the window and just had to have it. >> i love my outfit. you look good in yours.

>> bless your heart. i was thinking i did, too. >> you look crazy. >> oh, look. a bench. >> what are you doing on my property? >> we're with nbc news. >> you need something cold to drink. >> we've got something special for you. >> well, i've got a little something to spice it up. >> look what daddy had in his pocket. >> a little for you. and we call it charleston tea. >> cheers. >> the doctor said, honey you have peed enough. >> so funny. i wish we had more friends to hang around with. >> if you go down to the city market, you'll find a lot of friends. >> we're here among the people. but we need to be more with the people, hoda. >> a sesame seed cookie. a little salty sweet. >> delicious. >> good afternoon to you, sir. >> hello. >> hi. >> i feel like a vision of

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the this toric district of charleston is known for historic mansions but also wonderful window boxes. >> this is "southern living's" magazine editor at large. >> good to see you. i'm great. i'm great. we're going to make a classic charleston window box. in the south, you don't have a lot of space to garden. so you can go right outside your window. you want great foliage such as ferns. >> so delicate. >> gray caladiums. more than just green you need lime green. color. >> different shades of green. >> so what i love to do is build up from that color. so something like these hydrangeas, as my mother says, carl hydrangeas. >> we start with the biggest in

the middle. >> you want me to dig a hole? >> dig a hole there. i'm going to plop a maiden in there. one on this side and one on this side. let's get it right here because -- here you go, honey. >> i like that you call me honey. >> doing the flowers in the south and gardening is like hair. the bigger, the better. so some of these caladiums, too. stick this over here. get a little height. now rosemary. always add something in there for a little bit of -- >> scent. >> oh, wow. you just got a big old whiff of it. >> how about this? >> now moss. plot, drop and moss. we've got to moss around it. moss covers a multitude of sins. we're going to start moving it all around. what i want to do, i want to have a competition with you all. i want to see who can do the best window box. >> so simple. >> watch my hat. >> excuse me.

>> so these are mine? >> use whatever you want. >> you can use anything? okay. >> here's what i want you to do. i want you all. these are classic charleston-style window boxes. >> mint juleps for the winners. you plant the window boxes and we're going to go -- kathie, i love that. >> one reason we do pots like this, you can change them out easy. work it, girl, work it. >> i love it. this is a maiden hair. >> there's not enough room in this pot for -- i want color in there. >> i can't plop it in. >> we will get it going. >> the blue motif. >> where is the moss? >> here's some moss. >> that caladium. >> the pretty blue. >> oh, lord of mercy. >> good enough and then -- >> is it over? okay. time's up. who won. >> now you have to judge. you have to look and judge carefully. >> i love this. you know, here you go.

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welcome back. temperatures already warming into the mid 80s inland around livermore. 75 around san jose. we watch moisture coming in from

the sierra that may fire off thunderstorms for the afternoon. red flag up for the bay area hill tops all the way through wednesday. you can see how the moisture is approaching our north bay hills. mid to upper 90s. over to oakland. unsettled weather still a possibility. the skies begin to clear through thursday. >> we'll head through san francis francisco. >> it's not a problem getting there from the bay bridge. look at the bay bridge toll plaza itself. a lot of folks are heading over there for that beautiful lunch. no slowing on the bridge itself. we will show you oakland where things are moving nicely. the a's are playing. there's a circus in town. we'll have congestion. >> we have learned the driver of that limousine that caught on fire on the san mateo bridge will not be charged. this according to his brother, orville brown, his brother telling nbc news his brother will be cleared of any wrongdoing when authorities lease their investigation into that may 4th fire.

that information will be coming out this afternoon. that fire ultimately killed five women during a bridal celebration. we'll have a live report coming up in half an hour at 11:00. hope to see you then. ♪ all right. charleston is a beautiful and picturesque town. so it doesn't surprise any of us that hollywood hasn't looked around and said what a perfect place for a movie. >> that's exactly right. here to quiz us on the movie and music connections is the head tour guide for bulldog tours. so we should point out that we each have teams here. we're not alone. team hoda is hannah. she's a student here and a junior and wearing my name on her shirt. and jenny who is a ninth grade

teacher. >> i have claire. they are both going to graduate next week. >> take it away. >> welcome to the charleston challenge. team hoda, team kathie lee, let's go. scenes from the 2003 film "cold mountain" were shot here on campus. which actor or actress earned an oscar for their work -- >> what is it? what's the answer? >> renee zellweger. >> that's the right answer. >> next question, let's go. >> we have one. good. >> the notebook was also filmed here but what was the name of the town the movie waset? . a, seaside, south carolina, b, seabright, south carolina, c -- >> seabrook.

>> we said seabrook. >> the first one. >> seabrook island. >> we said that. >> no, you didn't. you said seabright. >> okay. college of charleston was used as a backdrop in that movie. i don't know if any of you saw that. this was rachel mcadams college campus scene. which lifetime network series currently shoots -- >> "army wives"! >> you have to hit the button. >> i did. >> all right. >> 3 to nada! let's go. >> "army wives" shoot all over the campus. >> question number four, which celebrity couple recently tied

the knot -- >> blake lively and ryan reynolds. >> that's the right answer! >> next question. >> i love this game. >> singer darius rucker, the solo artist who got his start as lead singer of -- >> hootie and the blowfish. >> yes, lead singer of hootie and the blowfish. >> that's not the question. >> according to the band, who or what is hootie? the nickname of a college friend who wore glasses, b, a nickname for darius who has big eyes, c, it's a nod to -- >> what is it? >> a. it's a. >> it's the right answer. >> this is obviously getting a real education here. >> he got inducted into the grandole opry last year.

which talk show host was raised in charleston, south carolina? >> stephen colbert. >> stephen colbert. >> kathie lee one point, team hoda 5. >> what do we win? >> the charlesta $250 gift card restaurant -- >> all right, you guys. good job. ♪ na na na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ i'm gonna use my two hands ♪ i'm gonna move a mountain ♪ i woke up to a light bulb on ♪ every little thing is possible now ♪ [ female announcer ] kraft singles have no artificial flavors

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♪ there is such a distinctive sense of style when near charleston. some call it preppy.

some call it coastal. it's beautiful. >> i like it, though. and tracy is a local style guru and owner of the hamden clothing. one of the hippest boutiques right along king street near phyllis' hats. great shopping. amazing. >> thank you for having me. when you think of charleston you think of the city's heritage, beautiful beaches. and i think all of that plays an influence on our style here. i brought two models to talk about our style. >> let's bring becka out. >> how adorable is she. >> nautical inspired dress. i love the pop of color in the sandal. cobblestone streets are beautiful to look at but treacherous to walk on in a pair of heels or after a glass of wine. next we have chelsea. he's a southern gentleman head to toe wearing color. i love the lagerhead polo he's wearing. it's american cotton and made right here in south carolina. >> i like the belt, too. >> it's great. >> we're going to talk about those in just a minute. the little sandals he's wearing are by hary mary.

they help figdonate proceeds to pediatric cancer. >> these shows are a big deal. >> everything is monogrammed. >> we think it's about heritage and tradition. putting your family's stamp on something. so these are by a local designer. you can make your own. these make a great mother's day gift. and speaking of that belt you were talking about he's wearing. it's almost rite of passage for a young man. when you catch your first fish you get a needlepoint belt. >> a lot of work goes into that. >> we've seen a lot of bow ties. >> i love the color, the prints, and men aren't afraid of color down south. >> real men aren't. >> there you go. >> we have some great lacquer trays for you to take these with you.

we're all about having fun and entertaining. >> you do all kinds of things in those little mason jars. >> we hung these in the trees with candles and -- >> adorable. >> drink out of these. sweet tea vodka. >> careful. >> you have to be careful, though. >> that's adorable. all right. >> next we want to talk about the home. how to get a little southern style into your house. geometric prints. add a little jute, seagrass. that's very charleston. >> i love all of these. >> they are beautiful. >> three things you can't leave withou without. callie's biscuits. you can order them online. >> cheese and chive. >> my favorite flavor. >> so instead of a t-shirt, throw in a polo with the state logo. a lot of pride in south carolina. crescent moon, palmetto tree.

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>> you shake it up. >> shake it up and garnish it or we garn tisch with boiled peanuts. >> we had those. >> peanut man. >> oh, my gosh. >> so you want to try, kath? >> yeah, sure. >> try this. >> unconventional garnish but in the low country -- >> okay. >> see what you think. >> i think it's fine. >> wow. that could take the nail polish off. >> help yourself to some shrimp. >> what kind of shrimp? >> pickled. >> pickled. >> it's not pickled like a dill pickle. it's just marinaded. >> that's good. >> put a little brine over it and it's done. >> whip it up like this? >> we're shrimprific today. we love shrimp. this is shrimp and grits. we have shrimp that have been cut lengthwise. our shrimp and grits is cutting

it lengthwise. >> when the heat hits it, they curl up in a fetal position. >> that's right. >> what is this gravy? >> this is tomato puree. strained. >> add some of that. >> a particular kind of tomato? >> we like to use ones from john's island. >> so local produce. >> all right. >> we'll add some garlic and then here we have the grits that are all ready to go. we have this beautiful plate of shrimp and grits. >> we'll take a couple of forks. got to have some grits. here we are in charleston, after all. >> it looks so good. >> how many shrimp and grits have you eaten since you've been here? >> this is our first. >> that's amazing. >> moving on, classic charleston. you'd be served this in a home. it's this cool sort of accident. it has got this sludgy bottom.

apples and pecans. >> it's not like the prettiest, is it? >> that's part of the charm. >> super rustic. >> it's delicious. >> try that. >> a crustless apple pie almost. >> delicious. >> and it has this pecan top. >> this is all -- i have heard about the cuisine in charleston, but until you are here and you taste these tastes you have no idea how spectacular. thank you guys. coming up next, we told you sara is going to the birds. >> she is for the birds. >> but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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stop for you. >> sara made her way to the birds of prey. >> meet bird of prey. it's a wonderful place that hosts baby birds but more import la antly, a rehab center that gets these birds back in the air. vultures circling overhead are a clear sign that you are at the center for birds of prey. here, hawks and other large birds are trained to show off their awe-inspiring flight. the training starts early. >> i did not like being in that box. >> this barn owl still sports his baby down feathers. >> you said you don't name them? >> no. a name to most would constitute an animal being a pet. and we have to be very careful that people don't associate wis cute, young animal that is hanging out around people, behaving like a pet animal might. >> this little guy may not get a name but he already has a zoo in colorado waiting to host him.

he cranes his neck to help focus and explores his surroundings like a toddler. he's obviously a little hungry so i help feed him a lunch of gourmet mice. >> if you sort of move it closer to his face and with telearound a little bit, it's the glamorous part of the job. >> the center does more than train our feathered friends. it also serves as a hospital for injured birds like this wild hawk. undergoing anesthesia for an x-ray. >> a severely fractured humerus. >> from wounded wings to broken bones, about 500 wild birds are brought here every year. the goal is to help heal them and then when they're ready, the center releases them back to the wild. like this american bald eagle. why is the focus here on birds of prey? >> every bird that comes into the hospital has a story. there's a reason it's here. and birds of prey, because of

that niche that they occupy in the ecosystem very often are the first impacted by some issues there. >> of all the bird at the center, there was one flying favorite that i couldn't wait to meet. this eurasian eagle owl. >> you raise your hand higher and jen drops her hand lower. whenever you are ready if you lift your hand and roll it forward, off she goes. >> oh! takes your breath away. >> this up close and personal rush enraptures audiences. teaching the importance of these winged wonders to the environment around us. >> you can see attitudes shift about how important these birds are to us. when we begin to think about that and to think of how we connect to that and then to us. it's a lightbulb that goes off.

>> so as you can see being right here with them what a wonderful place it is. >> yes. and we have the founder and executive director of the conservation center with us here. jim, keep your eyes on this bad boy right here. >> oh, wow. >> you have birds flying over our audience. is that safe? >> yes, it is. >> we only lost one person, i think. >> tell us about the birds you brought with you. >> this is a falcon. quite a successful conservation story in that it was about ex a extrapated. the bird has now the population has stabilized once again. >> that's amazing. >> we want to thank you for all that you are doing. >> thank you for coming to see us. >> we want to thank everyone in charleston. >> thank you so much.

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>> announcer: "nbc bay area news" starts now. good morning, everybody. thanks a lot for joining us. i'm jon kelley. marla tellez has the day off. in just about two hours we'll be learning what caused a deadly limousine burning on the san mateo bridge. they've finished their investigation and this afternoon the details will be given to the public. the limousine driver's brother says he will not be charged. >> reporter: the chp office here in redwood city, they're very busy. they're getting ready for the press conference at 1:00 this afternoon. his attorney's office will be here with a number of others. they're expecting to r